Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

 

Hello crafty friends! I have another card using the new Build-A-Lamb die set for LeAnne's Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge at The Paper Players. I used flowers, animal and sentiment from the diagonal line of the grid. I'm disappointed in the muddy blending that shows in my scalloped diamond die. I think my blending brush had some colors in the bristles that didn't get cleaned properly. Note to self...do better next time - haha!  

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Easter (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Harvest Gold, Bright Buttercup, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Raspberry Fizz, Limeade Ice, New Leaf, Vintage Jadeite, Blueberry Sky, Smokey Shadow (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Mint Julep (PTI).

DIES: Build-A-Lamb, Love to Layer: Scalloped Diamonds, Cover Plate: Quilted, Psalm Reflections: October (PTI); Stitched Sentiment Strips (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Enamel dots.

That's a wrap for today. Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda

 

Festive Friday Challenge

 

Hope your weekend is off to a wonderful start! I'm playing along with the Festive Friday - Easter Challenge and was inspired by the inspiration list to use purple, flowers, cross and Easter sentiment. A clean and simple, self-explanatory design using stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink.

 

STAMPS: Risen (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Spring Moss, Amethyst Allure, Bright Buttercup (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Amethyst Allure (PTI).

DIES: Risen, Border Bling: Chain, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Love to Layer: Rectangles (PTI); Stitched Rectangles STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Have a great weekend!  ~Wanda
 

 

Postage Collage

 

Hello Friday! It's a beautiful spring day...finally...after the winds decided to subside! We'll take temps in upper 60's! While the grands were staying with us for the last day of their spring break week, I whipped up this postage collage card for two challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes featuring Waffle Flower.  

2. Just Us Girls - Anything Goes - Stencil Week.  

I love the variety of stamps/dies/stencil options at Waffle Flower for postage collage cards!  

STAMPS: Postage Collage, Postage Collage Love (Waffle Flower).

PAPER: Fine Linen, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy, Winter Wisteria, Amethyst Allure, Cocoa Bean, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile (PTI).

DIES:  Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

OTHER: Postage Collage Blocks, Postage Collage Wild Flower Stencil (Waffle Flower).

 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Just Add Ink

 

I had the Playful Patterns stamp/die set out from a recent project, so when I saw the new Just Add Ink challenge...I used the set again for two of the three elements: rainbows and shimmer!  A shock for me to not choose flowers - haha! My daughter sends quite a few baby cards out to nurses she supervises, so I needed to replenish my baby supply.

I sprayed the rainbow and clouds with a heavy dose of Sheer Shimmer "Sparkle" craft spray and some of the spray also covered the background. So...the shimmer is definitely present! The "baby" sentiment and the rainbow/clouds are popped up with foam tape for added dimension.

STAMPS: Playful Patterns (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Raspberry Bliss, Rocky Slope, Key Lime, Waterfall, Turquoise (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Bitty Big: Harvest Gold (PTI).

DIES: Playful Patterns, Love to Layer: Rectangles (PTI).

OTHER: Sheer Shimmer craft spray "Sparkle" (Imagine). 

 

Wishing you a fabulous Friday!  ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Good Thursday morning! I loved Karren's new sketch over on the Freshly Made Sketches blog and had to play along using some bright patterned papers and the new Build-A-Lamb die set just released from Papertrey Ink. I even found an Easter sentiment that fits perfectly on the lamb!

 

All of the flowers, leaves and lamb pieces were die cut from white paper then color blended.

 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Easter (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Limeade Ice, Spring Moss, Harvest Gold, Bright Buttercup, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Lovely Lady, Soft Stone, True Black (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Cute & Crafty 6x6 pad by Doodlebug Design Inc.

DIES: Build-A-Lamb, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles (PTI); Banner Flags STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Enamel dots.

 

That's it for now. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

 

Word Art Wednesday - Ps. 147:11

 

 

Good Wednesday friends! There's a new Word Art Wednesday challenge happening with an inspiration verse from Psalm 147:11. Check out Karen's devotional on the WAW website and play along with us! Feel free to use the sentiment posted or anything goes if you prefer that route. Pretty Pink Posh is our sponsor and you have a chance to win a $30 gift card if you get randomly chosen.

I was totally inspired by a beautiful card by Kelly Lunceford on the PTI website (see it HERE). I modified my version by keeping the extravagant frame entirely white and I did not layer the hearts. I sponged Sweet Blush ink around the edge of the heart and did layer it twice to add more dimension.      

STAMPS: None (sentiment was printed from WAW site).

INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Lemon Tart, Limeade Ice, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink). 

DIES: Into the Blooms: Wreath, Love to Layer: Rounded Hearts, Extravagant Floral Frames (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: At the Bottom Stencil Collection (Papertrey Ink).

 

We'd love to see you in the throwdown gallery, so come play along!  ~Wanda

 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Cecile has a wonderful new layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge! I stenciled with Fine Linen ink and a stencil from the Pro Stamper's Box: March from Papertrey Ink. I then splattered with Black Soot distress ink. I had the flowers and leaves in my leftover pile, so this was SOOO quick and easy to complete! The sentiment is from Altenew's Chocolate Flowers stamp set. 

STAMPS: Chocolate Flowers (Altenew).

INK: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Limeade Ice, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Melon Berry, Orange Zest (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne; Black Soot distress.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Chocolate Flowers (Altenew); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Stencil from Pro Stampers Box: March.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

Tic Tac Toe

Hello friends! I created an Easter card for the newest Tic Tac Toe challenge. I went with the diagonal line of bright colors, spring and free squares.    

STAMPS: Risen (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Vintage Jadeite, Raspberry Fizz (PTI); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bitty Big: Raspberry Fizz, Vintage Jadeite, Stamper's Select White, True Black (PTI).

DIES: Risen, Love to Layer: Rectangles (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things); Nested Elongated Ovals (Pinkfresh Studio).

OTHER: A Little Sketchy stencil (PTI).  

 

 Lots of layering happening here! Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #829

 

Another couple of weeks have passed by so, it's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. This time, Vickie is hosting with lime green, green and blue for the colors. I needed to build up some sympathy cards for my stash and CASEd a card I made awhile back. I paired the Tuck It Sentiments stamp/die set with the Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs die set from Papertrey Ink. 

All the florals were die cut from white paper then color blended with distress inks and a few dye inks. I used Fine Linen and Classic Kraft colors as neutrals for the base of the card.

STAMPS: Tuck It Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: New Leaf, Fine Linen, Honey Nut (PTI); Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint distress (Ranger).

PAPER: Fine Linen, Classic Kraft, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs, Tuck It Sentiments (PTI); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things). 

 

We'd love to have you join us in the challenge. It's bimonthly now so you have more time to get something created. Hope to see you in the gallery!  ~Wanda

Hollyhocks Are Blooming!

I had quite a time assembling these hollyhocks (the dies are not easy!) but I hung in there and created this card for The Card Concept challenge inspired by the floral heart photo.  I'm also using the layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  I decided to use distress ink colors to color blend the florals after cutting them from Bristol Smooth paper.

STAMPS: Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery).

INK: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Kitsch Flamingo, Lumberjack Plaid, Mustard Seed distress oxide (Ranger); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Stampers' Select White, Autumn Rose (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Sentiment Suite Basics, BotaniCuts: Hollyhocks (The Greetery); Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac (Papertrey Ink).

Thanks for stopping by!   ~Wanda

 

Word Art Wednesday

 

Happy Wednesday friends! It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge. Our scripture for inspiration is from Ephesians 3:16-19 and, in a nutshell, it talks about Christ living in our hearts and by knowing the love of Christ, we can be filled with the fullness of God. I focused on the word "love" and "hearts" and went with a favorite PTI wreath die set layered over a Tag Sale quilted die. I printed the verses and adhered them to the inside of the card. You can see a wee bit of the stenciled script on the background of the tag die. I layered two sentiment dies together to have a sturdier dimensional look.

STAMPS: None.

INK: Classic Kraft, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Bright Buttercup, Limeade Ice, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Fine Linen, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Bitty Big: Sweet Blush (PTI). 

DIES: Tag Sale: Quilted, Love to Layer: Squares, Into the Blooms: Wreath (PTI);  Let's Have A Word: Love, Shapely Hearts (The Greetery).

OTHER: Script Stencil (Hero Arts); Jewel brad. 

 

<--- Inside of card. (note: the heart is not red but is a sorbet color same as the love sentiment)
 

We'd love to have you play along with us! Divinity Designs is our sponsor this time and will be giving away a $25 gift card to some blessed participant! It may be your lucky entry! For more challenge details, check out the link HERE. 

 

  ~Wanda

Pastel Vibes

 

There are some pastel vibes happening for Jaydee's color challenge over on The Paper Players blog!  I'm also entering this card into the Sketch Saturday challenge. Sadly, I'm needing yet another sympathy card, so I went to an old favorite set from Papertrey Ink called Wild Fields.

STAMPS: Wild Fields (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Lemon Whip. Sunshine, Marigold, Waterfall, Mint (Pinkfresh Studio); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Blue Raspberry (My Favorite Things).

DIES: Wild Fields, Skinny Frames: Diagonal Border (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Label (Reverse Confetti).

OTHER: Playful Dots stencil (PTI).

 Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda

CAS Colors & Sketches

 

Good Saturday everyone! I got some happy crafty mail yesterday and just had to make a couple of cards using Concord & 9th's Triple-Step Happy Day stamp set. I've always loved traditional samplers - especially when I was in counted cross stitch mode many years ago. This stamp set reminds me of a contemporary sampler and it has countless possibilities for a variety of occasions. I watched the YouTube video HERE by Carissa Wiley which is very helpful with learning to use this new bundle. I always struggle to keep a card clean and simple. I just always want to layer and pop up the elements for added dimension, so hope this will be OK to enter into the CAS Colors & Sketches #555 challenge.   

STAMPS: Triple-Step Happy Day (Concord & 9th).

INK: Raspberry Bliss, Citron, Key Lime, Metropolis (Pinkfresh Studio); Versamark.

PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface; Vellum; Silver mirror CS (Lawn Fawn).

DIES: Triple-Step Happy Day (Concord & 9th).

OTHER: Silver embossing powder (Stampin' Up).

That's a wrap for now. Enjoy the weekend!  ~Wanda